Lafayette, LA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	110,257	100.0

Male	53,158	48.2
Female	57,099	51.8

Under 5 years	7,086	6.4
5 to 9 years	7,563	6.9
10 to 14 years	8,010	7.3
15 to 19 years	9,307	8.4
20 to 24 years	10,315	9.4
25 to 34 years	15,446	14.0
35 to 44 years	17,096	15.5
45 to 54 years	14,618	13.3
55 to 59 years	4,563	4.1
60 to 64 years	3,884	3.5
65 to 74 years	6,989	6.3
75 to 84 years	3,999	3.6
85 years and over	1,381	1.3

Median age (years)	33.1	(X)

18 years and over	82,617	74.9
Male	39,335	35.7
Female	43,282	39.3
21 years and over	76,161	69.1
62 years and over	14,679	13.3
65 years and over	12,369	11.2
Male	4,845	4.4
Female	7,524	6.8

RACE
One race	109,189	99.0
White	75,232	68.2
Black or African American	31,434	28.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	272	0.2
Asian	1,584	1.4
Asian Indian	447	0.4
Chinese	290	0.3
Filipino	76	0.1
Japanese	32	0.0
Korean	79	0.1
Vietnamese	442	0.4
Other Asian ¹	218	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.0
Native Hawaiian	7	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	6	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	641	0.6
Two or more races	1,068	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	76,124	69.0
Black or African American	31,819	28.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	566	0.5
Asian	1,817	1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	74	0.1
Some other race	1,050	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	110,257	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,071	1.9
Mexican	790	0.7
Puerto Rican	140	0.1
Cuban	163	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	978	0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	108,186	98.1
White alone	74,020	67.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	110,257	100.0
In households	105,819	96.0
Householder	43,506	39.5
Spouse	19,095	17.3
Child	32,321	29.3
Own child under 18 years	24,929	22.6
Other relatives	4,819	4.4
Under 18 years	2,203	2.0
Nonrelatives	6,078	5.5
Unmarried partner	2,349	2.1
In group quarters	4,438	4.0
Institutionalized population	1,966	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	2,472	2.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	43,506	100.0
Family households (families)	27,116	62.3
With own children under 18 years	13,604	31.3
Married-couple family	19,095	43.9
With own children under 18 years	8,792	20.2
Female householder, no husband present	6,333	14.6
With own children under 18 years	3,963	9.1
Nonfamily households	16,390	37.7
Householder living alone	12,805	29.4
Householder 65 years and over	3,498	8.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	14,897	34.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,519	19.6

Average household size	2.43	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	46,865	100.0
Occupied housing units	43,506	92.8
Vacant housing units	3,359	7.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	232	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	43,506	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	25,350	58.3
Renter-occupied housing units	18,156	41.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.63	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.15	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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